Abbott visited with White House budget director Mick Mulvaney on Tuesday and was scheduled to meet with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Congress just last week wrapped up a $36.5 billion hurricane recovery measure to respond to this year's disastrous hurricane season, which sent successive storms sweeping through Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. An earlier $15 billion package passed in September.

The first two measures focused largely on immediate response and recovery efforts; The White House says an upcoming request from President Donald Trump for rebuilding efforts is coming by mid-November.